Smart control for celing fan with lights but no wall switch

[DaMist (Edwin Rivera)]

Hello Everyone,

maybe this was asked before but i could not find a related post so i’ll ask it here. i have a ceiling fan with lights that i will like to control using a smart device, however most devices that i’ve seen online, work by replacing the wall switch that controls the lights/fan, but my fan/light has no such wall switch. Both the light and fan as turned on/off by pull cords. is there a device or devices that can help me achieve what i need without adding a wall switch to my home?

thanks in advance for any and all help.

[Kato (Cristofer Johnson)]

You don’t need a wall Switch for the Hampton Bay one. It doesn’t even come with a wall switch.

[ErnieG (Ernie)]

There are two options. One is the Home Decorators controller which requires installing a controller in the fan canopy. This should give you full control of the lights and fan through ST app and Amazon Echo.

Home Decorators Ceiling Fan/Light Controller MR101Z - First Impressions

I couldn’t wait any longer for Home Depot to release the Hampton Bay Universal Ceiling Fan/Light Premier Remote Control model#99432 that will sell for $49. And the bottom line is I am glad I didn’t, the SmartThing community finally has a working solution for a single combo device that easily fits under the fan cowl for both 4-speed fan control and light dimming control! Kudos to @ranga for his work on the custom device handler to make it possible for SmartThing users. Ordering Instead I ended up ordering the repair parts for $72 including shipping for the Home Decorators Collection Gardinier 52" LED Brushed Nickel Ceiling Fan that has a very similar controller that is also Wink enabled which @Ranga has an alpha version of the necessary custom device handler written and available for dow…

The second option is Bond. It records your remotes rf signal. You can control lights and fan in Bond app and Amazon Echo. For control in ST you would have to use Ifttt.

Make your existing non z-wave, RF remote controlled Ceilng Fans Smart (Bond)

So my husband stumbled across the Bond Remote Controller. I had to share it. This hub takes your existing remote controlled ceiling fans and makes them smart without any rewiring or the need to purchase z-wave switches for the fan and light. It’s an RF blaster that is programmed using the existing RF or IR remote. They claim integration with SmartThings. It’s set to ship out on Nov 16th and says it’s $99 bucks. To outfit one fan with a fan/light switch individually, iteiukd be about $90 bucks!! For just 1 set of switches. So for about the same price, you can control them all.

[DaMist (Edwin Rivera)]

Thanks guys for the quick responses and help, ill take a look at the MR101Z.